RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Scientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split secondabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down110
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkScientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split secondabcnews.go.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·1 年前And for 1000000 times the cost of normal extraction probably.
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 年前The goal isn’t to come up with an economical way to produce gold. Read the last 2 paragraphs
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前But consider the last several hundred years of alchemy.
minus-squareWoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 年前To be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn’t even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.
And for 1000000 times the cost of normal extraction probably.
The goal isn’t to come up with an economical way to produce gold. Read the last 2 paragraphs
But consider the last several hundred years of alchemy.
I know.
To be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn’t even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.